Return to Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
So apparently it’s been 10 years since Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was published, and there is a new edition of the book out with some new chapters! I’ll have to try […]
Category Archives: the Compact
Tend Your Own Garden
Every day, one of the first things I do is walk through the garden and see what’s growing. I wish very much that I had been building beds all winter […]
Have You Seen Green
All the rain lately means the yard is a riot of green. What’s growing out there? Sugar snap peas, garlic, cilantro, onions, arugula, three kinds of lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, runner […]
Anatomy of a Purchase
Last week I purchased a queen-size quilt for my daughter’s bed. I’ve decided to try to rate this purchase according to various factors, both nonconsumer and non-nonconsumer. I’m always able […]
Notes from Another Deck
Now I’m sitting on a deck located off the back of a log cabin outside of Cooperstown, New York, late Sunday morning. At 4 pm my baby cousin, baby no […]
This Is Where I Leave You
Super quick post. Leaving tomorrow for the shore for a week. Kicking it off with my sister’s bachelorette party. Been packing for the past two days. It was a very […]
Feverfew or Mugwort?
That is not a Harry Potter trivia question. A plant has been growing in my front garden, popping up in different spots all over. Its leaves looked very much like […]
Winning! (And Losing)
Recent nonconsumer/life fails: I didn’t update the May budget from May 1 until May 21. Whereupon I discovered I’m out of money. Oops. Kind of a problem when there are […]
Mother’s Day
So I spent Mother’s Day caring for a posse of children ranging from five to nine in numbers. Breakfast in bed? Ha ha! I made brunch for six kids. But […]
January Made Me Shiver
Monday morning, 8:45: Back to school, back to the normal routine. All alone at the kitchen table: husband took the boys to school, sick daughter still sleeping. It’s windy and […]
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